At the end of the day you’re another day colder
And the shirt on your back doesn’t keep out the chill
And the righteous hurry past
They don’t hear the little ones crying
And the guards coming on fast, ready to kill
One day nearer to dying!

At the end of the day there’s another day dawning
And the sun in the morning is waiting to rise
Like the waves crash on the sand

Like a storm that’ll break any second
There’s a hunger in the land
There’s a reckoning still to be reckoned and
We’re gonna be free someday!
At the end of the day.

I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that hope would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung
No wine untasted

Who am I?
Can I condemn these men to slavery
Pretend I do not feel their agony
These innocent who bear my face
Who go to judgement in my place
Who am I?
Can I conceal myself for evermore?
Pretend I’m not the man I was before?
And must my name until I die
Be no more than an alibi?
Must I lie?
How can I ever face my fellow men?
How can I ever face myself again?
My soul belongs to God, I know
I made that bargain long ago
He gave me hope when hope was gone
He gave me strength to journey on

Watch em run amuck, catch em as they fall
Never know your luck till there’s a free for all
Here’s a little nip, there’s a little touch
Most of them are goners so they won’t miss much

One day to a new beginning
[Raise the flag of freedom high!]
Every man will be a king
[Every man will be a king]
There’s a new world for the winning
[There's a new world to be won]
Do you hear the people sing

Tomorrow we’ll be far away,
Tomorrow is the judgement day
Tomorrow we’ll discover what our God in Heaven has in store!
One more dawn
One more day
One day more!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men
It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again
For the wretched of the earth there is a flame that never dies.
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
They will live again in freedom in the garden of the Lord.
They will walk behind the ploughshed, the will put away the sword.
The chain will be broken and all men will have their reward!
Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing? Say do you hear the distant drums
It is the future that they bring when tomorrow comes.
Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing? Say do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring when tomorrow comes!

Smart Ways to Live

Original Artist: Tangerine Kitty

Lyrics and Music: Julian Horowitz with The Maccabeats

Take a spider out of your friend’s hair
Give your nephew a teddy bear

Leave your waiter a nice big tip
Make sure to never double dip

Smart ways to live, so many smart ways to live

Help an old lady cross the street
Give the homeless something to eat.

Give someone a compliment
Leave a note when you accidentally make a dent

Smart ways to live, so many smart ways to live

Turn off your phone at the movies and table
Thank God for being healthy and able

Eat your veggies and a fruit or two
Close your mouth when you chew your food

Maintain a healthy, active lifestyle
Always try your best at everything you do
Be the change you wanna see in the world

They may not rhyme but they’re quite possibly

The smartest ways to live
The smartest ways to live

So many smart ways to live!

Shine

Original Artist: The Maccabeats

Lyrics and Music: Julian Horowitz with Isaac Raisner and Ari Lewis

I see a light, reflection refraction;
Is it nothing more than a chemical reaction;
It flickers and grows, nobody knows;
How much we feel how quickly it goes;

Turn off the dark and vanquish the night;
Show the whole world for eight days at twilight;
Then and now they fought and we fight;
Fight for the right to live by our own light;

Let me see the light;
Give me something to live by;
Let me see the light;
I need something to live by;

Help me see myself in my reflection;
Shine tonight;
Let me shed the light in each direction;
Shining bright;
I wanna see the light;

A million times the speed of sound;
Fast enough to go around;
the world that we live in, so much cold and strife;
One little light to warm another life;

Fill the darkest night with the brightest light;
Cause its time for you to shine;
A little dedication, a small illumination;
Just one person to change a whole nation;

Let me see the light;
Give me something to live by;
Let me see the light;
I need something to live by;

Help me see myself in my reflection;
Shine tonight;
Let me shed the light in all directions;
Shining bright;
I wanna see the light;
Is this spark that we sing of anything;
Hiding somewhere in between everything;
Let the colors burn in a brilliant burst;
Like a shooting star falling to the earth;

Help me see myself in my reflection;
Shine tonight;
Let me shed the light in each direction;
Shining bright;

Come Back

Original Artist: Moshav Band
Lyrics: Yehuda Solomon, Duvid Swirsky

Verse: I feel the wind coming in from the east,
And I can hear my homeland calling me,
Hear my homeland calling,
Come back, come back to me now, I can hear my homeland calling me, hear my homeland calling.
There’s a fire in burning in my belly,
And I can hear my mama calling me,
Hear my mama calling,
Come back, come back to me now, I can hear my mama calling me, hear my mama calling me back.
Way down the road, that never ends,
I can hear my father calling me,
Hear my father calling, well, come back,
Come back to me now, I can hear my father calling me,
Hear my father calling,

Chorus:
Come back to me now,
Come back to me now,
Come back to me now,
Whichever road takes you back.

Bridge:
I feel the wind coming in from the east,
And I can hear my homeland calling me, hear my homeland calling,
Come back, come back to me now, I can my hear mama calling me, hear my mama calling,
Well come back, come back to me now, I can hear my father calling me, hear my father calling,
Come back, come back to me now, I can hear my father, hear my father,

Verse:
When the heart cries, only God listens
The pain rises from within the soul
A man falls down before he sinks
With a little prayer, he pierces the silence

Chorus:
Listen, Israel: My God, You can do anything
You gave me my life, you gave me everything
There’s a tear in my eyes, the heart quietly cries
And when the heart is quiet, the soul screams
Listen, Israel: My God, now I’m alone
Strengthen me, my God; make it so that I will not fear
The pain is great, and there is nowhere to run away
Make it end, for I have no strength left

Verse:
When the heart cries, time stands still
Suddenly, man sees his entire life
Into the unknown, h does not wish to go
He cries to his God on the edge of the abyss

Yavo

Original Artist: Miami Boys Choir
Lyrics: the Siddur (“Tzur Mishelo”, part of the Friday night liturgy)

Verse:
May the Temple be rebuilt, Zion’s city full again,
There we will sing a new song as we go up in joy,
To the Compassionate, the Holy One- may he be blessed and reaised on high-
With a full cup of wine, sign of the blessing of the Lord (Hashem).

Chorus:
The son of David Your servant: may he come and redeem us,
Breath of our life, anointed of the Lord.
(Rabbi Sacks Siddur)

When You Believe

Verse:
Many nights we’ve prayed,
With no proof anyone could hear,
In our hearts a hopeful song,
We barely understood.
Now we are not afraid,
Although we know there’s much to fear,
We were moving mountains,
Long before we knew we could.

Chorus:
There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It’s hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

Verse:
In this time of fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seemed like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I’m standing here
My heart’s so full I can’t explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I’d say

Verse:
We will give thanks to you and recount your Praise,
For our lives which are in your hands.

Chorus:
We thankfully acknowledge you,
That you are God, our Lord, and Lord of our fathers forever.

Verse:
For all of these, may Your name,Our King, be blessed,
Uplifted and elevated continually and for all time.

Keep Your Head Up

Original Artist: Andy Grammer
Lyrics: Andy Grammer

Verse:
I’ve been waiting on the sunset
Bills on my mindset
I can’t deny they’re getting higher
Higher than my income
Income’s breadcrumbs
I’ve been trying to survive
The glow that the sun gives
Right around sunset
Helps me to realize
That this is just a journey
Drop your worries
You are gonna turn out fine
Oh, you’ll turn out fine
Fine, oh, you’ll turn out fine

Chorus:
But you gotta keep your head up, oh
And you can let your hair down, eh
you gotta keep your head up, oh
And you can let your hair down, eh
I know it’s hard, know its hard
To remember sometimes
But you gotta keep your head up, oh
And you can let your hair down, eh

Verse:
I’ve got my hands in my pockets
Kickin’ these rocks
Its kinda hard to watch this life go by
I’m buyin’ into skeptics
Skeptics mess with the confidence in my eyes
I’m seeing all the angles, starts to get tangled
I start to compromise
My life and the purpose
Is it all worth it
Am I gonna turn out fine?
Oh, you’ll turn out fine
Fine, oh, you’ll turn out fine

Bridge:
Only rainbows after rain
The sun will always come again
And its a circle circling
Around again, it comes around again
Only rainbows after rain
The sun will always come again
And its a circle, circling
Around again, it comes around

Verse:
Look down from heaven and see how we have become an object of scorn and derision among the nations.
We are regarded as sheep led to the slaughter, to be killed, destroyed, beaten and humiliated.

Chorus:
Yet, despite all this, we have not forgotten Your name. Please do not forget us.
(Rabbi Sacks siddur)

Verse:
When the children saw His might, they gave praise and thanks to His name, and willingly accepted His Sovereignty.

Chorus:
Moses and the children of Israel then sang a song to You with great joy, and they all exclaimed:

Bridge:
Who is like you, Lord, among the mighty? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders?
(Rabbi Sacks siddur).

Miracle

Original Artist: Matisyahu
Lyrics: Matisyahu

Verse:
Just livin’ in the miracle, candles are my vehicle
Eight nights, gonna’ shine invincible
No longer be divisible, born through the struggle
Keep on moving through all this hustle
Head up, head down through all of the bustle
New York City wanna’ flex your muscle
Look so down, look so puzzled
Huddle ’round your fire through all the rubble
Bound to stumble and fall but my strength comes not from man at all
Bound to stumble and fall but my strength comes not from man at all

Chorus:
Do you believe in miracles
Am I hearing you? Am I seeing you?
Eight nights eight lights and these rites keep me right
Bless me to the highest heights with your miracle

Verse:
Against all odds drive on till tomorrow
Wipe away your tears and your sorrow
Sunrise in the sky like an arrow
No need to worry, no need to cry
Light up your mind no longer be blind
Him who searches will find
Leave your problems behind you will shine like a fire in the sky
what’s the reason we’re alive – the reason we’re alive…
Bound to stumble and fall but my strength comes not from man at all
Bound to stumble and fall but my strength comes not from man at all

Bridge:
Eight is the number of infinity one more than what you know how to be
And this is the light of festivity when your broken heart yearns to be free

Never Say Never

Verse:
See I never thought that I could walk through fire
I never thought that I could take the burn
I never had the strength to take it higher
Until I reached the point of no return
And there’s just no turning back
When your heart’s under attack
Gonna give everything I have
It’s my destiny

Chorus:
I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down
I will not stay on the ground
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up
Pick it up up up
And never say never

Verse:
I never thought I could feel this power
I never thought that I could feel this free
I’m strong enough to climb the highest tower
And I’m fast enough to run across the sea
And there’s just no turning back
When your heart’s under attack
Gonna give everything I have
’cause this is my destiny.

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